Lorimor City Council Meeting
February 6, 2006
Regular Session 7:00 P.M.
The Lorimor City Council met in regular session, Monday, February 6, 2006, with Mayor Kent Forbes presiding. Council members present were: Davis, Orwan, Schmidt, Tucker, and Wright.
Schmidt moved with a second from Davis to approve the agenda. Vote-all ayes. Motion carried.
Dave Mulholland, building project engineer, presented Pay Request #2 in the amount of $77034.55 from Pro-Line Company. Davis moved, second from Schmidt to approve the payment of Pay Request #2. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Mulholland also presented the site work plan for review by the Council. He explained the sidewalk dimensions, the handicapped parking and parking spot behind the building.
Orwan moved with a second from Davis to approve the site work plan as drawn by Mulholland. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Schmidt made the motion to approve Resolution 05-06 20, Resolution Providing for a Notice of Hearing on Proposed Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract and Estimate of Cost for the Lorimor Community Center Site Plan Project, and the Taking of Bids Therefor. Bid opening will take place March 2, 2006, at 2:00 P.M. with the public hearing for the proposed site work project and bid consideration will be March 6, 2006, at 7:00 P.M.
Luke Johnson, Fire Chief, and Barbi Holtry, First Responder Captain, gave their 2005 year end report to the Council and Mayor. They also made a request for consideration of purchasing an ambulance from the City of Norwalk. Several grants are available for emergency equipment and plans are to submit applications in the near future. Orwan moved with a second from Davis to authorize Fire Chief Johnson to negotiate with the City of Norwalk. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Seales asked that Item F on the consent agenda be pulled out for discussion. She asked for direction in what funds to transfer to a separate checking account for the Community Building project. Orwan moved with a second from Wright to use the genera fund CDs in the amount of $23,200.00. Roll call vote – Davis, Orwan, Schmidt, Wright-aye. Tucker – nay. Motion carried.
Davis moved with a second from Schmidt to approve the remaining consent agenda items that included payment of bills presented, treasurer’s reports for December and January, minutes of previous meetings, setting the date for the public hearing on FY 2006-2007 budget for March 6, 2006, at 7:00 P.M., Resolution approving Official Signatories for Banking Purposes, and approval for Clerk’s attendance at the Annual IAMU Conference on Feb. 16. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Charles Landreth and Retta Ripperger were in attendance to hear comments on the mobile home at 409 5th Street that is owned by Landreth. He has moved from the residence and has it for sale. Landreth was granted a special use permit when he placed the mobile home on property that is zoned business with the condition that if he moved or sold the property, the situation would be reviewed by Planning and Zoning. After discussion, Davis moved with a second from Orwan to allow Landreth to sell or rent his property with no conditions applied. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Discussion of junked vehicles and vehicle parts that are accumulating in town was next on the agenda. The Council has declared to take an aggressive stance on cleaning up properties
that are not in compliance and has made the commitment to strongly enforce the junked and abandoned vehicle ordinance. Orwan moved to place an ad in the New Lorimorian notifying ALL vehicle owners that a voluntary clean up would be allowed for a period of time with notices to abate sent to any property owner not in compliance after the end of February. Davis seconded. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Ad will be placed in the New Lorimorian the week of February 13 and will allow voluntary clean up until the end of February. Any vehicle owners not in compliance after that will be sent official notices to abate.
Oran moved to approve Resolution 05-06 23, Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Billing of J. McCall Ltd. for the Cost of Abating the Nuisance at 302 Minnesota Avenue, Lorimor, Iowa. Schmidt seconded. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Several complaints have been received about the noise, dust, and vermin associated with grain bins located within City limits. Schmidt moved with a second from Davis to have Clerk confer with City Attorney and authorize him to draft a letter concerning the grain bins. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Schmidt moved with a second from Davis to allow the City Clerk to receive ads and payments for those ads for the Lorimor web page owned by the Lorimor Community Development Corporation. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried. LCDC has approved the division of any revenue from the sale of advertising on the Web Page among the LCDC, the City and the Lorimor Boosters.
Wright moved to seek bids for summer mowing with a second from Schmidt. Roll call vote: Davis – nay. Orwan, Schmidt, Tucker, and Wright – aye. Motion carried.
The Council reviewed and determined the City’s 2006-2007 project priorities for the Southern Iowa Council of Governments.
A budget workshop has been scheduled for February 13, 2006, at 7:00 P.M.
Orwan moved to adjourn with a second from Schmidt. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
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Kent M. Forbes, Mayor
Attest: Mary Seales, City Clerk
